Unexpected File Format

[DestructionAdv]

To put it simply, when I try to open my project it says unexpected file format. What do I so?

[Mystix]

Perhaps something of the main project game file has become corrupted.
Did you have a recent backup of your project you could try to load in instead?

If not, a possible way to salvage it might be to keep your current project (don't delete it), then via VxAce create a new project, close VxAce, then copy over the Audio, Data and Graphics folders from your old project folder into the new project that was just made (effectively replacing those folders/files). Launch VxAce and load in from the "new" project and hopefully you will see things as your "old" project.

I'm not sure if I explained it right, but hopefully you get the idea of what I'm trying to say and it may work for you. Good luck.

[DestructionAdv]

Originally posted by LoneWolfDon:

Perhaps something of the main project game file has become corrupted.
Did you have a recent backup of your project you could try to load in instead?

If not, a possible way to salvage it might be to keep your current project (don't delete it), then via VxAce create a new project, close VxAce, then copy over the Audio, Data and Graphics folders from your old project folder into the new project that was just made (effectively replacing those folders/files). Launch VxAce and load in from the "new" project and hopefully you will see things as your "old" project.

I'm not sure if I explained it right, but hopefully you get the idea of what I'm trying to say and it may work for you. Good luck.

I'mma go try this, but i it doesn't work, I'mma probably restart it. I was planning to clean up some of the opening bits I made before I had a good grasp on the system. In any case, thank you very much for the tip.

[DestructionAdv]

It worked! It actually worked, thank you so much.

[Mystix]

Cool! Glad I could help and that you got your game salvaged. Remember to make regular backups of your project. Good luck. :)

[Viny]

If it doesn't work next time then just right-click the main folder with the game and choose properties, from there you can simply restore to an earlier save.

[DestructionAdv]

Originally posted by mohax:

If it doesn't work next time then just right-click the main folder with the game and choose properties, from there you can simply restore to an earlier save.

Thanks for the tip. I'll be sure to remember it.

[TheSuperjohn702]

Originally posted by LoneWolfDon:

Cool! Glad I could help and that you got your game salvaged. Remember to make regular backups of your project. Good luck. :)

I Tried it and it said failed to load common event data

[claytonawilliams]

Uhhhh when I did the transfer to a different game thing it said failed to load common event data I REALLY don't want to lose my game I've been working hard on it for so long. and I look at the properties and there were no earlier versions..... does that mean I've just lost my game!? my game was working perfectly fine last night... I saved it then went to bed and i'm up the next morning and it's just not working!? i'm really worried at LEAST I found the maps in the data folder and might be able to recover that

[claytonawilliams]

Originally posted by TheSuperjohn702:

Originally posted by LoneWolfDon:

Cool! Glad I could help and that you got your game salvaged. Remember to make regular backups of your project. Good luck. :)

I Tried it and it said failed to load common event data

to fix that you take the common event data from the new game and cut / copy it. It can be found in C:\Users\Admin\Documents\RPGVXAce\Project3\Data, then paste it somewhere where you can move it, after that paste your old game data into the new game's folder get rid of the new games stuff (Only if you have saved the new games common event data) then go into the old game files that you just put into the new game then get rid of the common event data there and replace it with the common event data of the new game that you should have saved somewhere. however you might have to re-do all of your events but that's what I did. I hope that crud that I just said was anywhere near understandable